Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog, High Road Quilter. It is my day to post my progress on my Pinwheel Quilt as a part of a blog hop hosted by Carol Swift.
I'm honored to be among the bloggers participating in this year's VRD blog hop.
The Villa Rosa Fast and More Fun blog hop starts today!
My day is Monday and I'm delighted to report that you'll see that I made all five of the patterns -- and got them all quilted, too.
Here's the schedule:
Thursday, March 14
Villa Rosa Quilts — https://villarosaquilts.com/
Friday, March 15
Kathleen McMusings — https://kathleenmcmusing.com/
The Morning Latte — http://livelylatte.blogspot.com/
Homesewn By Us — https://www.homesewnbyus.com
Pieceful Thoughts — https://www.piecefulthoughts.com/
C & T Publishing ...
It's time for the annual Dust Off An Old Quilt Book Blog Hop! I have been participating the last few years and have always enjoyed it.
I have been participating the last few years and have always enjoyed it.
For this hop, I dusted off my Red & White Quilts Infinite Variety book. The book features all the red and white quilts that had been in an exhibit at a museum. I had seen the quilt on the cover before the exhibit and the book and had already been fascinated by it.
Back in October, I posted a video on my YouTube channel where I showed the African Ankara fabric I had just bought. When I folded them into bolts and got them ready to take upstairs, one of the bolts wound up sitting next to another fabric I wanted to take upstairs.
I really liked the combination of the Ankara fabric and the pink fabric and thought that the combination would look good in a quilt.
But I was about to start my daily videos with the 15 Minutes to Quilt challenge where I ...
read moreThe bloghop starts today. I'll be back on Thursday to show you my project! Mark your calendars and I'll see you Thursday!
Monday February 19
Tuesday February 20
A Quiltery-For the Love of Geese
Wednesday February 21
Thursday February 22
High Road Quilter (that's me!)
Paul: Yes.
Me: Now meet Dashing Doors!
Dashing Doors is my response to the Island Batik's Log Cabin Challenge and Blog Hop that begins today. My pun on Door Dash got a huge eye roll from Paul :-)
I received a half-yard bundle of Breezy Collection. Purples, Greens, Coral and Pink make this a lovely collection.
An original collection by Kate Colleran Designs, Breezy is a bright collection with a beautiful gradation of values and I wanted to show off that aspect of the collection.
Light to Dark! |
Way back in 2022 Gailen Runge and I had a long chat on Quilted Features about a whole lot of things, psanky eggs, Sew Emoji. Our first official meeting was at Quilt Market in Houston while working with Generation Q Magazine, I got to make a speedy delivery for Jake Finch. One of my favorite things… Continue reading The Book Report: Blog Style
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It's my day for the Just Let Me Quilt blog hop challenge. The theme for the week is White Rabbit.
It is a perfect theme, because I was just gifted a pair of embroidered white pants. I had seen a couple of quilts that were animal shapes that were cut out of some embroidered work with batting inside them. I thought about doing just that and having a quilt that was not a rectangle, but I still had house on my mind and wanted to make sure ...
read moreThe White Rabbit Blog Hop Challenge starts today. Here is a list of the participants. Enjoy the hop, and come back on Thursday! My quilt is ready and waiting!
Setting a festive table early in the month for everyday use brings more cheer to meals in December. I’ve been collecting these dishes for some time now, finding a mug here, and a bowl there. I’ve added three serving pieces found online, but there is no room for them on the pub table we use for everyday meals. There is barely enough for the large place settings, but it is so much fun to use the dishes as much as possible this month.

The set is called Vintage Christmas designed by Susan Winget. I just love her designs ...
read moreUPDATE: Congratulations Barb Morgan, you are the winner of a copy of Judy’s Quilt As-you-Go ebook. Quilt As-You-Go for Scrap Lovers11 Fun Projects * Tips & Techniques * Color & Piecing StrategiesJudy GauthierC&T Publishing, 8.5” x 11”114 pages$29.95 softcover$23.99 e-book My first intro to quilt as you go happened when I took my first machine… Continue reading The Book Report: Blog Style
read moreWelcome to my day of the Turkey Trot Blog Hop! I have a complete listing of the participants down below. Make sure you visit them all and give them some love! Thank you Joan from MooseStashQuilting for hosting this wonderful event.
I have been busy around here getting ready for Thanksgiving. I'll be having my boys, and their families join us this Sunday for an early celebration. I need to make some serious lists so I don't forget to do something! I have busy decorating the house with fall leaves and pumpkins, some of it was leftover from ...
read moreWelcome to my day of the Turkey Trot Blog Hop! I have a complete listing of the participants down below. Make sure you visit them all and give them some love! Thank you Joan from MooseStashQuilting for hosting this wonderful event.
I have been busy around here getting ready for Thanksgiving. I'll be having my boys, and their families join us this Sunday for an early celebration. I need to make some serious lists so I don't forget to do something! I have busy decorating the house with fall leaves and pumpkins, some of it was leftover from ...
read moreIsland Batik's November Challenge and Blog Hop is sponsored by ByAnnie.
I chose the project - Room with a View. I chose to make all three sizes.
The pattern and all supplies including vinyl, mesh, Soft and Stable, zippers etc. were provided, thanks to our generous industry partners at ByAnnie.
Supplies |
I received fabrics from the Morris Mist collection.
Morris Mist is a signature collection by Kathy Engle for Sherry Shish of Powered by Quilting.
It should be shipping to a quilt stores in November 2023.
The Fabrics |
ByAnnie patterns are very detailed with excellent step-by-step directions. Once you make ...
read moreIt’s turkey time! My favorite day of the year is Thanksgiving. I love the food, the holiday spirit, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the football, making calls to friends, and all the anticipation of the holidays to come. Central to our celebration is a good meal, served with gratitude for all we have. Setting a beautiful festive table is part of the fun. This year, my Turkey Time Tablescape has 24 turkeys!

During my annual October event, Autumn Jubilee, we made some fun placemats using a fabric that featured large turkeys. See that post on Turkey Talk Placemats ...
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